Mariano Giralt

PhD Researcher at University of Barcelona

Speaker

Mariano Giralt is a Financial Services, Tax & Digital Executive with extensiveexperience in securities services tax: withholding tax services on cross borderinvestments, capital gains tax, financial transaction taxes, and tax compliance.Mariano has lead multiple initiatives to drive digital innovation andtransformation in tax services by using advanced technologies (ArtificialIntelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, etc).

Mariano was Managing Director at Bank of New York from 2011 to July 2024in London and Madrid when he was responsible for various executive roles:Global Head of Tax & Regulatory, Head of EMEA Digital, Global Head ofStrategy for Banks, Broker Dealers and Insurances, Iberia RegionalExecutive, Madrid Branch Manager, London Site Head. Mariano also workedas Director at JP Morgan Chase Treasury & Securities Services Global TaxServices in London. Prior to this, Mariano was a tax lawyer at CuatrecasasLaw Firm in Barcelona.

Mariano holds a Leadership Program at Cambridge University, a Masters in Finance from the London School of Economics; a Masters in International Tax Laws from Georgetown University, Washington DC; a Degree in Research in International Tax Law from the University of Barcelona; a Degree in Tax Consultancy and Management from ESADE Law School Barcelona; and a Law Degree from the University of Zaragoza.

Mariano is a frequent host, key note speaker, moderator and panelist at leading industry conferences and events and has compiled a number of thought leadership papers and publications.